I just spoiled myself for the Doctor Who specials next year (just casting spoilers, but, you know, spoilery casting) and now I don't know whether to spoil myself more or not. Erk.

Saw Christopher Brookmyre and AC Grayling at the book festival yesterday, both excellent. Grayling's a professor at Oxford Brookes (I think) and gave us a proper 40-minute lecture on Hercules' choice between pleasure and duty, and the historical roots of the story, and whether it's a false dichotomy and each enhances the other, which is his belief. It made me want to go back to uni, briefly. I got my book signed afterwards, hurray.

Brookmyre told us why the Buchanan Street Borders has protected entry on the doors to the public toilets - they found a warm cooked chicken in them once. Warm in a very particular place.

So far, the specials are set to run in Easter and then 3 around Christmas. The latter are said to feature; Catherine Tate, John Simm and Bernard Cribbins. I think Georgia Moffett is also returning, at some point.